This fully revised and updated second edition of Insect Pests of Potato now includes an opening section with a basic overview of agronomic and economic issues as they relate to potato production. It also features a new section that reviews potato production, as well as problems caused by insect pests and solutions to these problems, in all major potato-growing regions of the world. Further, a new section discusses theoretical foundations of potato pest management and includes chapters on ecological theory, evolutionary theory, and a case study on their applications to elucidate differences between Eastern and Western populations of Colorado potato beetle in North America. There is also a new chapter on the foundations of integrated pest management and their applications in controlling insect pests.
The sections on the biology of main pests and on control methods now feature the latest information, including emphasis on recent advances in molecular biology and genomics. Information on the use of dsRNA technology for pest control is also included, as are new chapters on potato ladybirds and on hemipterous pests other than aphids and psyllids.
This second edition provides improved integration and logical connections among chapters and expanded geographic scope of coverage making it the ideal reference on the topic.
1. 7.1: Introduction - p. 103 2. 7.2: Elaterid biology - p. 104 3. 7.3: Species of economic importance in the holarctic - p. 108 4. 7.4: Differences within economic species - p. 112 5. 7.5: Wireworms and the potato crop - p. 114 6. 7.6: Sampling - p. 117 7. 7.7: Wireworm control - p. 125 8. 7.8: Conclusions - p. 136 9. Chapter 8 Potato tuberworm∗ - p. 149 10. Chapter 9 Hemipterans, other than aphids and psyllids affecting potatoes worldwide - p. 167 11. Chapter 10 Potato ladybirds - p. 189 12. Chapter 11 Chemical control - p. 201 13. Chapter 12 Insecticidal RNA interference (RNAi) for control of potato pests - p. 219 14. Chapter 13 Biological and behavioral control of potato insect pests - p. 231 15. Chapter 14 Potato resistance against insect herbivores - p. 277 16. Chapter 15 Cultural control and other non-chemical methods - p. 297 17. Chapter 16 Latin America potato production - p. 317 18. Chapter 17 The United States of America and Canada - p. 331 19. Chapter 18 Regional overview of potato pest problem in EU - p. 339 20. Chapter 19 Russian Federation, Belarus, and Ukraine - p. 349 21. Chapter 20 China and Central Asia - p. 361 22. Chapter 21 Insect pests of potato in India - p. 371 23. Chapter 22 Australia and New Zealand - p. 401 24. Chapter 23 Management of potato pests and diseases in Africa - p. 407 25. Chapter 24 Evolutionary considerations in potato pest management - p. 429 26. Chapter 25 Ecology of a potato field - p. 451 27. Chapter 26 Ecological and evolutionary factors mitigating Colorado potato beetle adaptation to insecticides - p. 463 28. Chapter 27 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in potatoes - p. 483 29. Chapter 28 Epilogue - p. 491 30. Index - p. 493
This fully revised and updated second edition of Insect Pests of Potato now includes an opening section with a basic overview of agronomic and economic issues as they relate to potato production. It also features a new section that reviews potato production, as well as problems caused by insect pests and solutions to these problems, in all major potato-growing regions of the world. Further, a new section discusses theoretical foundations of potato pest management and includes chapters on ecological theory, evolutionary theory, and a case study on their applications to elucidate differences between Eastern and Western populations of Colorado potato beetle in North America. There is also a new chapter on the foundations of integrated pest management and their applications in controlling insect pests.
The sections on the biology of main pests and on control methods now feature the latest information, including emphasis on recent advances in molecular biology and genomics. Information on the use of dsRNA technology for pest control is also included, as are new chapters on potato ladybirds and on hemipterous pests other than aphids and psyllids.
This second edition provides improved integration and logical connections among chapters and expanded geographic scope of coverage making it the ideal reference on the topic.
1. 7.1: Introduction - p. 103 2. 7.2: Elaterid biology - p. 104 3. 7.3: Species of economic importance in the holarctic - p. 108 4. 7.4: Differences within economic species - p. 112 5. 7.5: Wireworms and the potato crop - p. 114 6. 7.6: Sampling - p. 117 7. 7.7: Wireworm control - p. 125 8. 7.8: Conclusions - p. 136 9. Chapter 8 Potato tuberworm∗ - p. 149 10. Chapter 9 Hemipterans, other than aphids and psyllids affecting potatoes worldwide - p. 167 11. Chapter 10 Potato ladybirds - p. 189 12. Chapter 11 Chemical control - p. 201 13. Chapter 12 Insecticidal RNA interference (RNAi) for control of potato pests - p. 219 14. Chapter 13 Biological and behavioral control of potato insect pests - p. 231 15. Chapter 14 Potato resistance against insect herbivores - p. 277 16. Chapter 15 Cultural control and other non-chemical methods - p. 297 17. Chapter 16 Latin America potato production - p. 317 18. Chapter 17 The United States of America and Canada - p. 331 19. Chapter 18 Regional overview of potato pest problem in EU - p. 339 20. Chapter 19 Russian Federation, Belarus, and Ukraine - p. 349 21. Chapter 20 China and Central Asia - p. 361 22. Chapter 21 Insect pests of potato in India - p. 371 23. Chapter 22 Australia and New Zealand - p. 401 24. Chapter 23 Management of potato pests and diseases in Africa - p. 407 25. Chapter 24 Evolutionary considerations in potato pest management - p. 429 26. Chapter 25 Ecology of a potato field - p. 451 27. Chapter 26 Ecological and evolutionary factors mitigating Colorado potato beetle adaptation to insecticides - p. 463 28. Chapter 27 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in potatoes - p. 483 29. Chapter 28 Epilogue - p. 491 30. Index - p. 493
